Chapter 18
“Hey, are you alright?” Vander134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnNcHZRds8
slowly opened his eyes to see Eliza standing over him. It had only been a few134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknvqYcbxdi
hours since he had fallen asleep. The sky had lightened up only slightly, but134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKlhjQwQEN
it was still several hours until dawn. He sat up from the bench with his back134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYQ8YVsTwG
protesting from the sudden movement.
Once his eyes134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H0UDNCCZe
adjusted he looked back up at Eliza, who didn’t look as though she got much134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDogUoglVV1
sleep either. She was wearing a long coat that stopped just above her knees.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBr0qgMI4e
Her hair was down, it stopped just above her hips, and she wore a pair of134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfmYom0fvu
trousers.
“I just sometimes come out here to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkHfdbcLuX
enjoy the surroundings.” He chuckled, but winced as his ribs protested the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQpfffIeE4
sudden movement. “It’s a lot quieter here than in the city, especially with all134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGL7FHNr34
the Warden’s guards running the place. Why are you out here?”
“The same as you I expect.” She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aDI4j9CLN
sat down next to him then stretched her legs out in front of her. He couldn’t134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3KwXZtrE3
help admiring the firmness of them as well as their length. “I’ve been restless134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQoxNh1G3u
since I started my journey here. There is something coming, I can feel it.”
“Is there?” he couldn’t help but134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCGog36USi
chuckle. She shot him a dirty look. “Is that why you came here with Kiara?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5M5H4CzbQ
Because something was coming?”
“I came here because it was my134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrggLFdNk7c
duty to protect my older sister and keep her safe.” She explained. “But now134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYEOwYaP3g
that she is here, I’m not sure what to do with myself now.”
“You just got accepted into the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKVfLsUCaW
Blades,” he said. “A captain at that. You can stay close to Kiara and keep her134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiguXYglE2T
safe. Is that what you wanted?” She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2BbH7Vt5N
nodded her head for a moment but shook it.
“This was a path that was chosen134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObHGqc2dmx
for me and one I was willing to be a part of. I had been training for it since134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQepJ34o6s
I was a little girl.” She laughed, but the joy didn’t reach her eyes. “What I134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALrtb1zkRO
wanted was to marry a prince and be whisked off my feet or to travel the world134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzyY53s2ud
and meet new people. But this, fighting,” she looked down at her calloused134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pFSmTwpI4
hands with sadness. “It’s not what I want to do with my life.”
“Is this what keeps you up at134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvuL9wklpQ
night?” he asked. “Your uncertain future?”
“Isn’t that what keeps you up?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j2qbkBASY
she countered. “Why you stay here in the garden in the middle of the night134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqutq8pAlDk
instead of being in your comfortable bed?”
“I grow restless at night.” Vander134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY7qqd2VSW
said.
“Due to Unna?” He looked at her134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWPIE0E2ce
sharply. “You don’t really keep it a secret. Anyone with half a brain can tell134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIqhzLsoV9
you’re different. The way you move, the way you fight, it’s as if you can sense134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡish0ivlemp
things that other people can’t.”
“Kiara told you?” she grinned at134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWkikX6JX7
him.
“Kiara told me.” He sighed. He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWSoGnW9Kh
leaned back on the bench, so he was staring up at the sky once again.
“I never wanted this.” He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G5OimUYtb
whispered. “I acted to save my friends and was given this power. If I could134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Rjv1h92Kk
give it back I would. I know what happens to those who abuse her power and even134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiTPSzYFWl
now I feel it scratching inside, wanting to be let loose. If it wasn’t for Shea134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILCKCzPq3R
I would have lost myself a long time ago.”
“You’ll find you can accomplish134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gmoW2jO42
great things when you have something you want to protect Vander.” She smiled.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXfOA9znQE
“I hope you can find someone else you want to protect, to give you that134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmmIKhvdMP
strength when you need it.”
“No one has escaped this curse134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEvaaAsUky
Eliza, no one.” He got up from the bench. “My grandfather, Cuvera, the King,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4U4lzdE3W
and Alex seem to think I can, but I don’t know. It seems, unsurmountable.”
“I still have one wish that you134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GlkTYQ1Xe
need to grant.” Eliza placed her hand on Vander’s shoulder. “Come with me.” Confused134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I06H4DrPj
as to where she was taking him, he followed.
The two of them left the garden134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrguHSvwG8S
heading back inside of the castle. He thought that she was going to take him to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1x6aORbgg
her room, but instead she led him down towards the castle training room134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdnl39aXOZ
reserved for the Captains, though no one used it much anymore except the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO26wHpyjt
commander when he sparred with Malcolm or Cuvera. Vander came here sometimes134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVFPNyDpqE
when he was being given lessons, but it had been a long time.
“Why have we come down here?” he134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qgg4QG7wZ
asked. She ignored him. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail then removed134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ckMI2K4AY
her jacket tossing it on the floor in the corner. She began to stretch while134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdsSGCovUh
Vander just stared at her dumbfounded. Realizing he wasn’t going to get the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95Tt7HTnfU
answer he needed from her, he shrugged off his jacket and began to stretch as134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlMJM4XjJS
well. Either she was going to fight him or fuck him, either way he wanted to be134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LcBvPER8f
prepared.
“Do you know that Bricen is the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBQuvbvKpE
only country, outside of Eluvia, who had a Ma’akti?” she asked a couple of134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eeu8UIUgB
minutes later. She was touching the tips of her toes when she looked up at him.
“I did.” Vander nodded. “I always134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPqkoadg0o
thought it was the King, but you were all very tight lipped about it.”
“Well, it’s not my father.” Eliza134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxsEQFWlzP
laughed. “The blessings of Azta doesn’t go through the men of the line, it goes134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZD5RiIggs
through the women, and it’s known to skip a couple of generations.”
“What does this have to do with134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3fDrJ3sLk
me?” Vander asked. Eliza got to her feet and motioned for Vander to do the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8ydiOTm9d
same. He got up warily, keeping his eye on her as she moved around the small134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI5ifESel2
room.
Suddenly her hand combusted and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvXkzBO8v0
she swung a flaming fist towards his face. Vander ducked in surprise, the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq6CZhOEp1
flames singing part of his cheek. He was so startled he fell on the ground and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKlfeGY28u
started quickly backing away. She smirked sinisterly at him as she walked134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH1IoYfk43
closer to him. She held her hand up towards the ceiling, but it didn’t look as134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfo7AtGYT3
though she was in any sort of pain.
“You’re the Ma’akti Azta’un?” he134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ753HtLMhAA
stammered out. “How are you doing that? Isn’t that painful?”
“When I was younger and didn’t134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQB8WuDgZnP
know how to control it, sure.” She shrugged. “But I have had time to accept my134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaTMUjhV17
lot in life and made this apart of me. You must learn to do the same.”
“It’s not the same though.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU2Rdiv64S
Vander’s voice hardened. “Do you know how many of my predecessors slaughtered134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhERJwO4q1
their friends? Their family?” He got up from his position on the floor. “Their134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuEqWRw8xO
blood was on their hands, and it took many more lives until they were put134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3zBQj2CVl
down.”
“You cannot live in fear your134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mySdbpzlv
entire life.” Eliza snapped. “You must embrace who you are, embrace the beast134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic6t8opZdd
inside. That’s the only way you can move forward.”
“No.” he snarled. “That’s final.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3TJdBiL93
He moved to leave, but Eliza placed her other hand on his shoulder. He brought134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SWe7swoyt
his elbow back to shrug her off, but accidentally caught her in the face. She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5U3Xbf2Dh
stumbled backwards, but before he could apologize, she swept his legs out from134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyw50w5qNz
under him making him land on his back. She was on him while he was trying to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeskRO9SrBr
stand up. She grabbed him by the collar then pushed him against the wall. He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmTGqaqoCJ
rebounded off and went for a punch which she easily ducked underneath. Then she134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMACvuNKjZ
drove her fist into his stomach.
She waited around while he dry134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6QFgAolNP
heaved on the floor. “Why are you doing this?” he gasped.
“Before Kiara was going to come134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE8iaG0R3U
here, I was actually going to take her place as princess.” Eliza walked around134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzh5EyV9IJ
him. “The night before, Azta came to me. She told me that someone was going to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa9tr7tXEA
need me here, one given the Curse of the Beasts. That he would need my help to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchC3oyI9my
realize his true power.”
“My true power is death and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3YIBQ52bU
slaughter.” He wobbled to his feet, but his eyes were focused on her. “Nothing134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKK7lzdqJy
can change that.”
“Even if it’s the ones you loved134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALBHqdwAZP
being threatened?” He growled his response, so she held her hands up in front134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO5VViQReC
of her. “Eventually you will have to make a choice, Vander. Accept who you are134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPvmaD2M67
or those you love and everyone around them will die because you didn’t.”
“Does this have to do with Veyar’s134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVi7iuoVAy
prophecy?” he asked. She looked at him confused then shrugged her shoulders.
“I don’t speak to Veyar, only134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGofMkNQWg
Azta, and only when she wants me to.” She explained. “If Veyar talked to you,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFR2hmppvi
it’s for your ears only. What did she tell you?”
“About the freeing of the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmodvBwD3Ib
Darkness.” He said. Eliza’s face grew pale.
“Let’s just hope that doesn’t come134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgkG2sMc79
to pass.” She said. “They need a lot more than a few of our powers to make it134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZQgJShFHm
happen. If something like that was going to happen, the deities would be up in134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fGY8cUTGO
arms. Let’s just focus on this for now.”
“There is no this.” Vander dusted134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlPeGh8OqA
himself off. “I’m out of here.”
“This was my wish, Vander.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BnBNb3Dmh
Eliza’s voice stopped him dead in his tracks. “Or do you go against your word?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqQdH6WhZS
His shoulder’s slumped as he turned back to face her.
“I will make you regret this.” He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIXhRrohoF
sighed. “I still have my wish as well.”
“Do your worst.” She squared up.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamKJOfcJ8m
“This time, please fight back.”
“I cannot control the strength I134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FLanlltN6
possess.” He warned. “If you get hurt, Kiara will have my head.”
“Don’t worry about hurting me.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cG8bhW60I
She grinned. “Worry about yourself.”
She ignited her fist and charged134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZgay5cmek
him. Vander closed his eyes and for the first time in a long time he removed134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvageRdmMWS
the barriers he erected in place to protect himself and others. He opened his134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK4guotZHI
eyes and saw the fist mere centimeters from his face, but it was slowed. He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2YcambNdV
could see her fingernails, each of them crackling with the flames of the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKDlxJPhvi
goddess. He could hear her muscles tense, smell the sweat building up on her134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeidU6sFxUQ
body, and taste the ashes in the air. He slid out of the way and counterpunched134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JozFvp46n
hitting her in the stomach. She was sent flying backwards into the wall.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA21MpyrRD3
Instead of bouncing off it, she ended up a couple of inches embedded inside. As134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0QPl7OQon
quickly as he released them, Vander re-erected the barriers.
“Are you alright?” he asked. Eliza134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzatfOMiKa
pulled herself from the wall grinning. She brushed off the dust from her134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchV9yLijUk
clothing stepping onto the broken bricks.
“Damn you do pack a punch.” She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmMiG9rHtO
laughed. “If I hadn’t protected myself using the divinity I had stored, I would134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexfS8CgOO2
have broken a few ribs.”
“That’s a neat trick.” He frowned.
“That’s just one of the few things134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoowNv8DcaV
you can learn if you accept who you are.” She explained. “Until then, I’ll keep134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFAXixz91p
beating your ass. Are you ready?”
“No, but you won’t leave me along134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0lrIfawJN
until I am.” He got into his fighting stance. “Let’s just get this over with,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPz7LrRQJ5
we have a wedding tomorrow.”
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Vander was sore when he woke up134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC5Y2WKJE6
the next morning. Eliza kept him down there for hours trying to goad him into134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbhavXEDMT
using the powers gifted to him by Unna, but he refused. If that punch was134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusPMFAtIg1
anything close to what he could do, he could wreak untold havoc if he succumbed.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsBfb97KQR
He couldn’t, he wouldn’t let that happen. Eventually she had gotten tired and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33QzKcSbEY
dismissed them for the night, however he knew that she would keep bringing him134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kfnZYq29H
down there until she was satisfied. Shea hadn’t even woken up when he arrived134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYve3fAymsI
back, but let her annoyance known when he flopped down on top of her. She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH0rWwKc5u
bounced on top of him several times before slamming her head into his side. She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO3C27Jtda
emulated Eliza by kicking him in the side before eventually going back to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbG13Q4mIL
sleep.
He slunk out of bed towards the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtbrHp7wB2
bathroom. It was still early morning, but even from up here he could hear the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZPJiLKsjk
buzzing of servants running around getting everything ready for this afternoon.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tIDbyslm9
This was going to be a long day and he had to make sure the guards were in134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZDZuSyRyF
their places and alert just in case anything happened. With all the Wardens,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRPkbksdN7
nobles, the prince, princess and the King all in one place it was a prime134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlwzE9NipJ
target for anyone looking to cripple the country. He wouldn’t leave anything to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LswGxfNOX
chance, not after the king’s poisoning. He had to make sure all his bases were134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHMFmUOZ5j
covered because if anything happened it would be his ass on the line, no one134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEgufJiNF0
else’s.
He showered quickly, but when he134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2qJqquFEF
came out there was a package sitting on the bed with a written note on it. He134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtc5Z0GCiK
recognized Cuvera’s handwriting. The note told him that it was from Madame134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bb80S9JBV
Topal, which meant it was his attire for the wedding. He had a choice to wear134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYtevfhbR0
it now and face ridicule from his comrades, or rush getting changed later and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1YEpV61Az
risk being late. Sighing, he removed the clothing from the box and put it on.
Topal had gotten his measurements134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeruWfmDUh
precisely. Nothing bulged when he put on his clothing nor did anything hang134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfW1u9DGcgS
loose off his frame. The pants were tailored to the perfect height and somehow134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK72KBL9z8
she had gotten the measurements for his feet as there was a new pair of boots134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0qnzcCXJf
also in the box. Both were black and the shirt he put on was a deep blue the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM0oLPcz50
color of the Elan family crest. The frock jacket he received was entirely blue134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xMIg1V4Kb
aside from the spiral pattern around the buttons and over the chest: that was134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzhtBdH5gX
the color of his hair. He had to admit, he looked good in the outfit, but it134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVA9eMokuw
was a little too fancy for his taste. Thankfully Topal was considerate enough134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLvLd1PvwS
to add a sword belt to his outfit so he wouldn’t feel quite as exposed without134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmystPON56N
his sword close by.
“What do you think?” he turned134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWQ4s2MIZR
around to face Shea. She looked up at him with a tilt of her head.
“Very dignified.” She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9ANS7ix91
barked. “Eliza will be very happy.”
“Why does it matter if she is?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJs9Pg6SdC
Vander asked her. “This is for me to look like Cuvera’s best man, not for134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2nxvF6UlT
Eliza.”
“Don’t act like you weren’t134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C2k7O4hTh
covered in her scent.” Shea rolled her eyes. “I could smell the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQw8a20OQD
attraction between the two of you. Don’t lie to me Vander.”
“Okay, so what though?” Vander134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvTnb4Nwi1
clipped on his sword. “She’s just helping me because of a vision she received,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAofJWus5Q
no other reason. I know you want me to be happy, Shea, but these kinds of134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1naWvdt0jp
things take time. I’m not ready.”
“You’re just afraid of being134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAo2QwrG6Q
hurt again.” She said accusingly. “Bree made her choice and Julianna is134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVt4Nfs2Hq
busy running her business.” Her voice softened. “It hurts me to see you134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaYppYKXWf
so unhappy.” He took a deep breath to control his anger.
“I know, I know.” He sat down on134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡok9wBdSfjz
the bed. She placed her head in his lap while he stroked her ear. “When this134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkpIpDvLPD
mess with the Serpents is done, we will take a vacation away from here. Maybe134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoXR4EBI4m
go to the shore and play at the beach, just the two of us.” Her tail thumped on134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq7MdeZkBL
the bed in excitement.
“I’d like that.” She said.
“Now, let’s go prepare for the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXe5Wnr9yO
wedding.”
Vander and Shea slipped from the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqrvRRCCjl
room and headed towards the ballroom where his Blades would be waiting.
With the others134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOxo7yJqkS
returning from their mission to escort the Warden’s to the city, all fifty of134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNp7sErXD3
them were in attendance. They were all dressed in their uniforms talking134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjBfMDVJso
amongst one another, but as soon as he entered the room, they snapped smartly134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN95YwP4rjZ
to attention. He marched past them with Shea following behind. He stood on top134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRIsZUDI0x
of the stage where the throne had been removed to make room for the pillars134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS1SIUbyTW
that were draped in red and blue fabric. The ten Captains stood behind Charles134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7ub9YzsZl
with their hands behind their back. Alex bowed his head at Vander, but Leon134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWZ5UWzWj5
ignored him altogether. He looked around for Eliza, but she wasn’t there. She134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Db9eCJjZV
was likely helping Kiara with her wedding preparations.
“You’re late.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnRBqDrItp
Charles growled.
“Sorry,” Vander134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsexp0585Lc
bowed his head. “I had a late night.”
“Get in line.” As134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJf1EcZpY9
soon as walked next to his grandfather, the old man whispered: “You look nice.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRY6oVsMzN
Vander smiled to himself as he stood next to Alex. Shea sat down next to him.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7HTArcfWF
Charles straightened his back before speaking to the others: “As you know, the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBMNpwgzl0
wedding of Cuvera and Kiara is later this afternoon. As such we have one duty,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtMBb9ZjYx
protect the castle grounds from intruders, and keep the King, his family and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOkDCZqMlz
the Warden’s safe. The guards will protect the walls while we protect the134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkOeaLONVI
castle. I want everyone to be on their best behavior and aware of your134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfygVO8PPmn
surroundings. I will pass it off to Vander for specifics.”
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Vander stepped up. This was his chance to prove himself as a capable leader and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEqFUtk3rH
he wasn’t going to let it go to waste. He saw Rooster, Chicken, Forest, Briar,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdfTrs66AY
and Eve standing at the back. Their new uniforms and weapons were looking shiny134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8igLyTveE6
and new, and they looked nervous. He would have to give them something134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGvlPOphrb
important, but also easy. He didn’t want to give them too much responsibility134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEngLYu0Wq
for their first official mission.
“Tonight is a134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOhN2BMnEj
very special night and it’s our job to make sure that everything goes134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuajClPhwfO
smoothly.” He said. “Listen to your Captains, keep your eyes peeled and your134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxX80eJpgtW
wits about you. If something seems wrong, listen to your instincts. I’d rather134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcspUR7lafl
apologize because you were wrong than do nothing and have this place crash down134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMflu4rUP1l
around us. Now, for your posts.”
He gave134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetzMXquhVX
Alexander’s squad, the new trainees, the task of guarding the door. It would134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMEgo4QTGa
involve checking invitations, making sure none of the guards brought weapons,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0VUjlpwu9
and the people who were there had been invited. It would test them to stand134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5I7pdLC9t
their group against uppity nobles who believed they were above the law and134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbULslYiOP
making sure they could do their job properly.
He made sure134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFnmCjBgDQ
Leon’s squad was paired with someone who would keep an eye on them. They would134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NKzB0o7pb
oversee patrolling the upstairs, checking rooms and windows for any potential134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFXpIDDq81
hazards. There would be four squads alternating to make sure no one got tired.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4JMpMgmnG
One squad would be walking around the ballroom during the party to escort drunk134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd8CSUqGkp
revelers to rooms that have been set aside for them. There would be some squads134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZT59YJ2V4
stationed in the kitchens and along the delivery tunnels. He made sure no134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDB8D3id9s
routes were left unprotected. If there were any gaps he would be the last line134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tSVW0Slro
of defense. Shea would keep her eyes on the king and prince the entire night.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vAIQHqlfd
She would warn him if there was anything suspicious going on.
He gave one last134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rIX7HQsLd
warning to the troops. “The people who attacked the king and nearly ended his134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoE1D3ZrLt
life, as well as my own, are crafty and skilled.” He said. “Keep your eyes on134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeC6UDbXdN
each other and watch each other’s back. No one goes anywhere alone. Am I134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCzglpf1cF
understood?”
“Yes sir!” The134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGkZvJ7wk9
Blades saluted.
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then.” Vander saluted back.
然後按「加至主畫面」